*He hit 313 homers from age 33 on (Ruth hit 298). Only 56 players in the history of baseball hit more during their entire careers!

*While he did play nine years in Atlanta, the 335 homers he hit there areonly three more than the 332 he hit during his last nine years in Milwaukee. Ruth played in the Polo Grounds where in two and two-thirds seasons he hit 148 homers, and 12 years in Yankee Stadium; both made for left-handed pull hitters.

*Aaron played night games, day games after night games (Ruth would have loved that), traveled far more than Ruth, faced hard-throwing relief specialists, the slider, etc.

*Between 1955 and 1973, Aaron hit over 30 homers 15 times, never hitting fewer than 24. He drove in 90 or more runs 16 times, never fewer than 77. He hit over .300 14 times, never less than .265. A guy who hits 24 homers, drives in 77 runs and hits .265 is worth $2-$3 million today.

A career is a career, no matter how many at bats it includes. Hank Aaron had a great one and it's about time people started comparing it to his contemporaries and not to the ghost of Babe Ruth. JAY DWORKIN New City, N.Y.

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A version of this letter appears in print on May 5, 1991, on Page 8008009 of the National edition with the headline: Let's Give Aaron His Just Due. Order Reprints|Today's Paper|Subscribe